This is the easy part

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.

Yesterday was the kind of day that makes you happy you have nothing to do, like us retirees. It rained so much the yard went under like something out of the movie 2012. It was cold, with a north wind beating on backs of those who ventured out. Me? I watched and read everything that I could about the New Orleans Saints as if somehow I didn't get enough on Monday night and all the verbage would make it seem even more real.

I find it interesting that validation is the key word in all of this. Everyone wants to be validated, as if our lives haven't been in some form or fashion. Many of us lead dead-end jobs and have lives that aren't fulfilling and we have turned to an old franchise of a football organization for validation. With every victory the Saints take in a perfect start, we feel that much better about ourselves.

The danger there, of course, is what happens when (or if) they lose one. Does that invalidate the previous victories? Does that mean that the ultimate prize won't be won? Does that mean we're done, all of us, to go back to our mundane lives?

I'm as Saints-crazed as the next person, for I've lived 43 years with these guys, wating to win that big one every year and falling so very short every year. I'm not sure what will happen if it is indeed "our" year, but I tear up every time I read something that says with such force that the Saints "will" make the Super Bowl or something like that.

The Bible talks of a time when the Israelites were trapped in a mundane life, living away from home, with hope just a fleeting memory. It talks of a time when God was the only one to turn to in times of crisis, in times of pain, in times of sorrow.

The Bible says this: He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary, and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renwe their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Sounds like something every Saints fan needs today as they head toward the final five games of the season.

I remember a time when the team had opened the season with 11 straight losses. This winning stuff shouldn't be this taxing. We can run and not grow weary, if we turn to the one who makes all this possible, my friends.